Responsibilities & Activities

I direct the National Kidney Disease Education Program, which works to reduce the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications, especially among communities that are most affected by this condition. The program aims to improve early detection, help identify patients at greatest risk for progression to kidney failure, and promote evidence-based interventions to slow progression of CKD. My responsibilities also include acting as senior scientific advisor for the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort study and program director for a grants portfolio focused on population health and pragmatic trials. In addition, I serve as the chief clinical consultant for nephrology for the Indian Health Service.